Watch Teepa Snow demonstrate respectful, compassionate ways to help someone with Alzheimer's to stop wanting to drive.
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Know which stage
of dementia your loved one or patient experiences to customize your
caregiving techniques. In "Progression of Dementia", a 2 hour training
program, Teepa Snow explains the appropriate levels of care needed
during different stages of dementia, which types of behaviors to expect,
appropriate activity programs and much more.Learn
- why patients in later stages can't relax their muscles and how to safely handle them to avoid bruising
- how to reduce the risk of falls
- how to safeguard your relationship with the patient during the disease
- how to reduce unwanted behaviors by controlling the environment and effectively shifting their focus
- about appropriate activities (for an in depth activity program also see "Filling the Day with Meaning")
"Progression of Dementia: Seeing Gems - Not Just Loss" is presented by The Pines Education Institute of SW Florida and facilitated by Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA.
The Pines Education Insitute is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing education, outreach programs, support, resources and counseling to family members and geriatric caregivers
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